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The Glebe Theatre Players were established early in 1947 under the aegis of Joyce Eyre (Mrs Phillips), a lecturer in the Department of English. David Mattingley was the Secretary and organiser for the first three years. "The primary aim is to help students obtain a more intimate knowledge of the plays they study ... although it is open to all" (Union Handbook 1949). Plays produced in the first three years were: Ibsen's "A Doll's House", G.B. Shaw's "Major Barbara", Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and "The Taming of the Shrew", Galsworthy's "Strife", Shakespeare's "Macbeth", Marlowe's "Dr. Faustus" (play reading), J.M. Barrie's "The Admirable Crichton", Ben Jonson's "Volpone", Shakespeare's "King Lear", G.B. Shaw's "Arms and the Man", T. Dekker's "The Shoemaker's Holiday", Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest". Regular players included David Mattingly, Christobel Shepley (later Mrs Mattingley), Rex Batt, Cynthia Waters, Geoff Haward, Oliver Heyward, Douglas Lamb, Pierre Hutton, Peter Sprent, Vona Rackliff, Betty Parker, Malcolm McRae, Ken Axton, Jeff Scrivener, Peter Cranswick, Nigel Heyward, and Robert Sharman. Includes programmmes and news cuttings 1947–1950. Donated by David Mattingley July, 1993.

From University Collection UT556. See also UT424 University Dramatic Society 1921 Index http://eprints.utas.edu.au/18396/ which includes photographs of rehearsals, newspaper reviews, cast list.

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Keywords:	University of Tasmania Special and Rare Collections, University of Tasmania, University Dramatic Club, Glebe Theatre Players, David Mattingley, Joyce Eyre, Mrs Phillips, lecturer, Department of English, students, plays, study, 1947-1950, Union Handbook, Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House, GB Shaw, Major Barbara, Shakespeare, Hamlet, The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, John Galsworthy, Strife, Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus, play reading, JM Barrie, The Admirable Crichton, Ben Jonson, Volpone, King Lear, Arms and the Man, T Dekker, The Shoemaker's Holiday, Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, Christobel Shepley, Rex Batt, Cynthia Waters, Geoff Haward, Oliver Heyward, Douglas Lamb, Pierre Hutton, Peter Sprent, Vona Rackliff, Betty Parker, Malcolm McRae, Ken Axton, Jeff Scrivener, Peter Cranswick, Nigel Heyward, Robert Sharman, programmmes, news cuttings, Index, Tasmania, UTAS,
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